Lt.-Gen. SirOliver William HargreavesLeese, 3rd Bt. was born on 27 October 1894.1 He was the son of SirWilliam HargreavesLeese, 2nd Bt. and Violet MarySandeman.2 He married Margaret AliceLeicester-Warren, daughter of CuthbertLeicester-Warren and Hilda MargueriteDavenport, on 18 January 1933.1 He died on 22 January 1978 at age 83, without issue.1 He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandG.1 He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded and mentioned in despatches.1 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916.1 He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.1 He was awarded the Grand Cordon Nichan Iftikhar and Order of Virtuti Militari of Poland.1 He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Leese, of Send Holme, Send, co. Surrey [U.K., 1908] on 17 January 1937.1 He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.1 He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1940.1 He was commanding officer of the 15th (Scottish) Division in 1941.1 He was commanding officer of the Guards Armoured Division between 1941 and 1942.1 He was commanding officer of the 30th Corps in 1942.1 He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1943.1 He was commanding officer of the 8th Army in 1943.1 He was Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Land Forces South-East Asia between 1944 and 1945.1 He was awarded the Commander, U.S. Legion of Merit.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in the Coldstream Guards.1 He was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command between 1945 and 1946.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) for Shropshire in 1947.1 He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in 1947 in the Shropshire Yeomanry RAC (Territorial Army).1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Shropshire in 1949.1 He held the office of Lieutenant of the Tower of London between 1954 and 1957.1 He was a director of Securicor.1 He held the office of High Sheriff of Shropshire in 1958.1